Sewer drag



March 1, 1932. SAWYER 1,847,985

SEWER DRAG Filed March 19, 1931 E H San z er.

duo mug Patented Mar. 1, 1932 FRED n. SAWYER, or LOS AnenLEs'cALIronn'I f i SEWER DRAG 1- Application filed Ill/ larch 19,1931. Serial 110. 523,925 1 This invention relatesito a device adapted to be dragged orldrawn' through sewers or piping in order to remove stones, or in fact any hard or soft substance such as may accumulate, therein and for instance shale, grease, soap, lime, small gravel, sand'or rocks.

A particular object is to provide a novel construction which will readily pass through the pipes notwithstanding rough or misfit joints.

It is also aimed to providea novel construction which maybe rapidly operated and.

which will cut or separate soft substance.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connec-- tion with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In saiddrawings:, 1 1 4 Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of one form of my sewer drag, Figure 2 is a side view, Figures 3 and 4; are sectional views on parts in the several views. 1

In the form shown in Figures 1 to 4:, the drag comprises a body which is preferably cast or formed of a single piece of metal and which has eye members 11 at opposite ends, which are swivelled in .elongated bear-,

ings12 forming partof. the body and which are secured in place by suitable nuts or fastenings 13 secured to the'inner ends of the eye members. Cables or the like may be fastened to either or both of theeyeletmembers 11 and operated to draw the device through a sewer or piping.

guide arms 14 are provided. The arms 14 are "of the webs 16 as at 20. are

planes indicated by lines 33 and 4-4 in" ters are used to designate corresponding At opposite ends 01-1116 body, inclined.

connected by straight portions with which webs 16 are connected. It will be noted that the webs 16 are of skeleton form since open-' ings 17 are provided therethroug'hand that cutting'blades 18, are provided on thewebs. 5

- 'The outer edges 1 9 of the guide arms are preferably sharpened asi shown and the ends 1 1 P fer y e cave and sharpened as shown. H 1';

1As a result ofthe constructiondescribed, 00

the body is widest; or: of greatest girth at the center and hence the reduced ends enable it to better pass over and engage stones in order to drag them. The device will also better slip (i over pipe joints in view of the concavities at '65 20 and relatively soft material will be cut as an aid to removal by the edges 18, 20 and 19. The openings 17 relieve pressure in cut ting material since if thereismuch matter in the pipes, the pressure on the pipe would be 1 I too great for it to stand and it would burst. 1

The form shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 is preferably of a heavier construction than the first mentioned form and is designedto follow it by being connected thereto by a suitable flexible element such as a cable. In this form the body of the drag is designated 10 and is provided with eye members 11, at its two ends, and swivelled in elongated bearings iii. 12, the fastening means being designated 13. Body 10 has its opposite ends provided with inclined guide arms 14:, the intermediate straight portion 15 having the skeleton webs 16 connected therewith. 1 The cutting blades 1: i 18 of the first form are omitted in this form,

but the outer edges of the arms 14 are sharpened as shown at .19 and the skeleton webs 16. have their edges 20 sharpened. In this form the webs 16 are also provided with at. openings 17 to relieve pressure in the pipe in cutting the impacted material therein as above stated in relation to the openings 17.

' Various changes may be resorted to pro- 1' vided they fall'within the spirit and scope of c the invention.

- I claim as myinvention: j 1 1. A drag comprising a body having guide arms at the opposite ends. thereof, said guide arms being inclined to one another at each 7 end of the body, webs intermediate said ends,

cutters on the edges of said arms, and other cutters extending longitudinally of the webs.

2. A drag comprising a body havin guide arms at the opposite ends thereof, said guide arms being inclined to one another at eachend of the body, Webs intermediate said ends, cutters on the edges of said arms, and other cutters extending: longitudinally .o'fithe webs, the ends of-said Webs being arcuate.

3. A drag comprising a body having guide arms at the opposite-ends tliereof said guide arms being inclined to one another at each end of the body, webs intermediate saideends, cutters on the edges of said arms, other outters extending longitudinally of the Webs, and said Webs being of skeleton form.

,4. A dragcomprising a body having guide arms atthe "opposite endsithereof,.isaild guide armsbe'ing inclined'to, oneanother ateach end of thebody, cutters on the edges of said arms,

- straight arms connectingthe guide arms,

webs connecting the'straight'arms, saidwvebs being of skeleton form "and -having *arcuate sends, and cutters carried'by and extending longitudinally of the Webs.

"In testimony whereof I 'alfix "my: signature.

FRED SAWYER. 

